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hy i ( i Dp aR a LA Sry yd SCHOOL TRUSTEES listening to comments of Cartwright parents regarding overcrowding at the Cartwright Central Public School. Attending the public meeting in Port Perry last week were, from left to right, Yvonne Christie, Norman Edmonson and Gordon Goode. . 30 Cartwright demonstrators "pack Scugog council chamber Pe C2 E | ) LZ It was standing room only al Scugog council meeting Monday night when 50 Ward 4 (Cartwright) residents packed the council chamber to express their views regar- ding garbage pick up and dump hours within their community. In the face of not only the very orderly show of strength within the chamber, but a petition signed by more than 500 residents opposing the fact that the dump is only open one day-a week, council passed a resolution presen- ted by Ward 4 councillor Don Frew that the Region of Durham be requested to open the Blackstock dump' more often. "The operation of garbage disposal sites is now a re- sponsibility of Regional Council. Although the region has temporarily given Scu- gog the right to run the dump a change in operating proce- dure of hours will have to get regional approval. A QUARTER A WEEK However, council was un- able to take any action to stop the compulsory levying of 261 cents a week to each Ward 4 household for once a week garbage pick up. Scugog is bound by a Four more arrests A check of a vehicle in Port Perry area on Sunday, Jan. 26. resulted in one youth being charged with Posses- sion of Marijuana and two youths with Breach of Pro- bation. Charged with posses- sion of Marijuana is Steven Douglas Hillier, age 19. of Port Perry. Michael Gerald Diamond, age 18, and Ronald Gary Evans, age 18, both of Port Perry, have been charged with Breach of Probation as a result of the incident. Constable Rod Williams is investigating the matter. A van parked on Queen St. was checked at 11:15 p.m. on Jan. 26 and as a result an coccupant of the van, James Edward Wilson, age 19, of RR. 3. Port Perry, has also been charged with posses ston of Marijuana, contract the former Cart- wright Council made with Ken Minshall of Nestle- ton to collect garbage every Thursday for one year. The contract does not expire until next November. Reg Rose expressed the opinion that even if the garbage collection was stopped the money, part of the contract would still have to be honoured and the taxpayers charged. Council- lor Frew agreed. "There is no way Ken is going to give up $22,000 contract,' he said. RATEPAYERS PROTEST The demonstrators at the council chamber were led by Bill Ferguson, a Ward 4 director of the Scugog Rate- payers Association, who explained that Association President Paul Arculus was unable to attend because of sickness in his family. In a written statement the ratepayers told council, "The majority of the rate- payers in Ward 4 were com- pletely unaware of this by- law until they received copies of it in the mail." The mailed copies were not sent until after the by-law had been passed. The group objected to an "Apparent lack of any con- sultation." with" ratepayers groups. OPINION POLL The ratepayers said that because of the lack of consul- tation it undertook to con- duct a public opinion poll in Ward 4. About 600 house- hold were visited in the poll, a spokesman said, and more than 500 signed a petition protesting the law. "Because of the large majority - in this area opposed. the undersigned committee of ratepayers strongly urges council to take immediate action to recind by-law 1233 of Cart- wright and to restore the previous situation." SOME IN FAVOUR About half of the fifty people who packed the coun- cil chamber Monday were in Port Perry Hospital will get a new Administrator February 4. He is David Brown. the present assistant administrator at Bowmanvy- ile: Hospital. Port Perry's present Administrator James Van Camp has accep ted a post in Toronto favour of the garbage collec- tion, and dump closing. Reg Rose asked for a show of hands from those present who supported the rate- payers brief. Only 23 hands were raised. One man commented that at 26'> cents a week il is cheaper to have the garbage picked up than it would be to buy gasoline for a trip to the dump. "T haven't had a fight with my wife over who is going to take the garbage since Ken started to call." the man said. Former Cartwright councillors Vern Asselstine and Harvey. Graham. also attended and spoke in favour of the by law. (continued on page 20) coarse palitodaulsdedtials it binds dod wn PORT PERRY I5¢ per copy 20 Pages ™ Jan.X, 1974 - No. 13 Charges volume 108 -- PORT PERRY. ONTARIO. Wednesday. school indoctrinated in Public school children in the Scugog area are being, "indoctrinated," in the pro- testant religion, a local parent charged Thursday. Ala public meeting in the high school a pair of parents whose children have been recently enrolled in a Scugog public school told Durham Councillors after more money Mayor Malcolm said he could. "not possibly support it." and Councillor Rose voted against it but Regional Council decided to try and pay cach member an extra $2500. when council met in Whitby. January 23rd anyway. The money is said to be for work done before council members began getting regular pay on January 1. 1974. and is supposed to come from the starl up funds provided by the Provincial Government. The fact that the start up funds do not have the $75,000 required left in the kitty did not phase Oshawa members. The region has hired a $500. a week treasurer and for that money he should be able to do the necessary bookkeep- ing things to take the money from where ever it can be found and make it look as if it came from the province's start up fund. some gested. TREASURER REFUSED Things did not work oul that neatly. however. When the Finance Committee met the following day Com- missioner Jack Gartley re- fused to issue the cheques until he is convinced the pay is legal. In addition to the fact that he is not sure payment of 1973 salaries out of the start up funds is legal Commis- ioner Gartley pointed out that there is not likely enough money in the fund. The commissioner said that his latest figures indi- cate about $79,000, but in- voices estimated by Mr. Gartley al between ten and sug- twenty thousand dollars have not been pro- cessed yet. In addition council has already (continued on page 20) children religion School Board chairman they were. "shocked," to discover that their children were being "indoctrinated by a bible thumping teacher into a particular kind of protest- ant rehgion.™ Trustee Yvonne Christie explained that a survey was taken home by school children last year asking parents if they wanted relig- ious raining in the class, and if so what type of training they preferred. Most parents indicated a desire to have their children taught about the Bible, she said. Mrs. Christie explained that not all children attend. religious classes. If parents indicate a desire to have their voungsters not taught, alternate activities are available in the school while the classes take place. she said. However. when the pa- rents persisted that they had nol been asked or informed about the choice board chair- man Norman Edmonson skilllully cut off the debate by changing the subject. Ratepayers have high praise for local medical staff Port Perry's representa- tives to a regional meetingto decide certain issues regard- ing future health services in Durham were armed with a recommendation and the wholchearted support of the Scugog Ratepayers Assn. when they attended the meeting in Oshawa last week. Administrator James Van Camp and Chief of Staff Dr. R. Allin attended the January meeting of the rate- payers organization in Manchester. January 22 to answer questions regarding health services in the area, and to ask for an indication of the community's desire regarding ambulance ser- vice. The meeting unanimously approved a recommendation that people needing ambu- lance service be served by the nearest ambulance and be taken to the closest hospital. Complete agreement was also reached on a motion expressing full confidence in the staff and appreciation for the quality of service avail- able at Community Memor- ial Hospilal. AMBULANCE SERVICE The coming of regional government has brought some changes in ambulance service to our area. These changes have been described by previous articles in the STAR. Briefly summed up they involve a central dis- patching system operated from Oshawa General Hos- pilal'and a co-operative ser- vice among operators in the region. Although all ambulances are now owned and financed by the Provincial Govern- ment and dispatched reg- ionally. they do not all have the same qualification re- quirements for drivers and attendants. The government has merely taken over the ambulances that existed before amalgamation of service. As a result some ambu- lances in the region are operated by people with the RATEPAYERS PANEL at a discussion about public health services in this area last week. The meeting in Manchester heard from, left to right, Paul Arculus, James Van Camp, Dr. R. Allin and Vernon Asselstine. < Il a minimum training allowed by law. Port Perry operators. on the other hand. have the maximum training avail- able. DECISION ouT OF DRIVERS HANDS local ambulance is busy. service is provided by a vehicle from any town where one is free. The rale- payers recommendation takes the decision out of the hands of these drivers re- garding where to take a patient. "We are very fortunate in the quality of service we are getting from our ambulance attendants." Mr. Van Camp told the meeting. However, he added, 1 am a little concerned about some of the people we may get from out of town." Il the ratepavers recom- mendation is adopted by the regional board responsible lor such decisions, it will mean that no matter where the ambulance comes from the driver will go to the closest hospital, unless the patient himself asks to go clesewhere. Hospital Report Week Ending January 21th Admissions 40 Births 2 Deaths Nil Emergencies 98 Operations 21 Discharges 8] Remamig 13 he pa rr x Ea Sy a RN